Hurricane Katrina

disaster-preparedness

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast in August 2005, exposing critical gaps in preparedness, response, communication, and infrastructure. Drawing on official review...

politics

Kathleen Blanco was the 54th governor of Louisiana, serving from 2004 to 2008. A Democrat from Lafayette, she previously held roles as Louisiana Secretary of Commerce and a stat...

Guides And Explainers

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, overwhelming New Orleans and exposing critical vulnerabilities in hospitals and emergency care. A Hurricane Katrina documenta...

disaster-preparedness

Hurricane Katrina horror stories describe experiences of extreme danger, loss, and trauma during and after the 2005 storm. This evergreen explainer presents verified facts, cont...

weather

Hurricane Katrina was active as a organized tropical system for about two weeks from mid-August 2015, with the most destructive impacts concentrated across the Gulf Coast over s...

books

Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina centers on 12-year-old Zane Dupree, an African American boy stranded in New Orleans after the levee failures. Blending realistic ficti...

disaster-response

The Hurricane Katrina military response was a large-scale federal and joint operation launched after the storm made landfall on August 29, 2005, overwhelming local and state cap...

disaster-response

Below is a concise overview of verified attributes, timelines, and outcomes related to Superdome Hurricane Katrina stories. These points synthesize publicly confirmed details to...

disaster-preparedness

Hurricane Katrina formed on August 23, 2005, and made U.S. landfall near New Orleans on August 29, 2005. As of 2025, the storm is approximately 20 years old. The phrase “how o...

weather-and-climate

Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, becoming one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in modern American history....